On Dec 19, 2008, at 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
My problem is still with gettin the right size print out.
If using Lightroom ...
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A:: Set up the cropping proportion with the Crop tool in the Develop
module.
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B:: Set up a print template in the Print module.
- In the Print module, first go to the Template Browser and click on
the Maximize Size template.
- Then click on the Page Setup button ... set the printer, paper size
and orientation. After that the Print Settings button, set up the
printer specific parameters for how you want to print.
*** Note that actual dimensions on paper drift a little depending on
the particular printer and printer driver you use. I also find that
using any of the "borderless" paper settings causes odd shifts and
scalings in the actual printed dimensions with Epson and HP printers.
The only way to be sure if you're striving for dimensional accuracy is
to do a test print and see what the shifts are. ***
Now you're ready to size the image onto that paper. On the right hand
Print module palette, start at the top with the Layout Engine and work
your way down the settings until you have everything set up the way
you want your image to appear on the paper.
- When you're done, go back to the Template Browser and click the '+'
button, create and name a new template for printing that size image.
- Now press the Print One or Print... button and make a print.
In the future, you can apply this sizing information to *any* image
file you choose by simply going to the Print module, click on that
image in the FilmStrip at the bottom, then click on the template in
the Template Browser.
*** Note that if you choose a file that you haven't applied an 8x10
proportion crop to, and your image files are 2:3 or 3:4 proportion,
the Print module will fit them to the template you choose based on the
options you chose in the "Image Settings" panel, second from the top
on the right.
- Zoom to fill will "auto crop" them ... you can move the image around
in the image cell on paper until you get it where you want it.
- Rotate to Fit will do a best fit on the long axis.
Leave both of them off and LR will fit the image to the template as
best it can given both of the orientations and cropping setup you've
defined. ***
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There are a few other subtleties ... watch for the interaction between
what you set in the Print Settings dialog and the specifics of what
you set in the Print Job panel on the lower right.
- If you want to use the printer driver's color management controls,
be sure you set the Print Job to "printer settings".
- If you want to use a color-managed print workflow using paper
profiles, be sure to set "No Color Management" in the printer settings
dialog, then configure and pick the correct paper profile for that
printer in the Print Job settings.
HTH
Godfrey
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